Youth Programs

University Settlement’s Youth Programs provide opportunities for youth ages 13 and up to develop leadership skills, gain valuable experience, and participate in their communities.

Develop Leadership Skills. Gain Valuable Experience. Participate in Your Community.

Camp Counsellors for Kids Ages 4 to 12

This job is an amazing opportunity for students, recent grads, aspiring and current teachers or anyone who loves working with kids! Apply today!

Now hiring seasonal, non-unionized positions

  • Junior Camp Counsellors
  • Senior Camp Counsellors

Requirements

  • HIGH FIVE™ Certification
  • Current Standard First Aid, CPR-C certification
  • Pass a Police Reference Check with Vulnerable Sector Screening
  • Attend all staff trainings,
  • Commit to work 35 hours per week (July to August)

Apply Today

Send us your resume cover letter a copy of your qualifications. Only qualified applicants will be contacted. Contact us today at: kidsprograms@universitysettlement.ca

LIT Program (Leaders in Training)

The LIT Program (Leaders in Training) provides youth with the opportunity to work with their peers and HIGH FIVE™ staff. They will develop leadership skills, gain valuable volunteer experience, give back to the community and earn community service volunteer hours. We are looking for volunteers to support our weekly Summer Camps and the Grange Festival in August!

Who is this for?

  • High school students, grades 10 to 12

What you will receive

  • Certificate upon completion of 40 hours
  • Signed community service form
  • Opportunity for future employment
  • Reference letter

What you will do

LITs will support staff in some of the following ways:

  • preparing material for activities
  • facilitating children’s activities
  • helping with clean-up after activities
  • assisting in escorting children on trips
  • providing supervision during breaks
  • support the learning of children ages 4 to 13

Requirements

  • Interview
  • $10 LIT t-shirt
  • Commit to a minimum of 40 hours

Youth Council

Calling all youth ages 13 and 24 to connect and collaborate on a youth-led advisory board to University Settlement:

  • Promote youth participation in the community
  • Our Youth Council is open to all youth ages 13 to 24 that live, work, and learn around the neighbourhood
  • Plan and promote special events at University Settlement

Join us every other Friday (4:00 pm to 6:00 pm) at 23 Grange Road (in the Board Room).

Savannah & Clarissa’s Story —“…we feel that we have learnt so much here and have formed great friends…”

Savannah & Clarissa Tam will be joining as Junior Camp Counsellors in the summer of 2023 and wanted to share their journey

“We volunteered for the past Summer Camp as Leaders in Training and were eager to be a part of the Youth Council to learn new skills. We have been a part of University Settlement since we were children at the Day Care, and then started going to the afterschool and summer camps. We have also been in the swim teams and remember the great times we have had at the events like the annual We Care Day, and the Grange Festival which is a lot of fun. We want to give back to University Settlement as we feel that we have learnt so much here and have formed great friends during our time here. The staff has always been supportive and given us tremendous opportunities to learn and experience things. We were given opportunities to visit the Rogers Centre, go on field trips, and have dinner with and get to know local Neighborhood Constable Officers.”

– Savannah & Clarissa

Help Us Make A Difference

When you give to University Settlement, you make it possible for kids and youth, like Savannah & Clarissa, to learn new skills, meet new friends, and gain new experiences through our programs.

Make a donation. Make a difference.

High Five

Proudly HIGH FIVE™ Accredited

HIGH FIVE™ is Canada’s only comprehensive quality standard for children’s programs. Based on a holistic approach to healthy child development, it’s quality framework addresses Staff Training and Development, Program Assessments, Policies/Procedures, and Awareness.